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Sunday, October 1, 2023

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WINNER – Helen Haygarth, University of Sunderland

LONG READ: NW's cost of living survey finds low pay places even highly qualified staff in dire straits

Tuesday, October 24, 2023

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Nursery World’s cost-of-living survey reveals the financial plight of most sector workers, who say they are worried about paying for rising bills. By Katy Morton and Catherine Gaunt

Bigger role for teaching schools

Monday, April 21, 2014

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Teaching schools are to play a greater role in supporting the early years sector, Elizabeth Truss said last week.

Early Years Teacher Status Diary – exploring what it means to be a professional

Thursday, May 8, 2014

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Students are being encouraged to develop a sense of their own unique professional identity, says Chichester University’s Nikki Fairchild

An early years teacher needed in 'every setting in deprived areas'

Tuesday, November 1, 2016

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A nationwide shortage of ‘10,000 trained nursery teachers’ is putting a quarter of a million children at risk of falling behind, a charity claims.

Early years 'failing' children at maths

Tuesday, November 25, 2014

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Early years practitioners are ‘failing’ young children over maths skills, a campaign group has said.

Early Years Teacher survey opens

Monday, November 27, 2017

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Save the Children wants to hear from private, voluntary and independent (PVI) settings and early years practitioners to inform its research into the graduate workforce.

Early Years Teacher trainees down for a third year

Friday, December 1, 2017

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New statistics show that the number of students starting Early Years Initial Teacher Training (EYITT) is continuing to fall with just 595 new entrants in 2017-18.

Two early years teacher courses 'require improvement'

Thursday, September 28, 2017

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Two early years teacher training providers have been rated 'requires improvement' by Ofsted for two years running.

New project to test effectiveness of early childhood studies degrees

Tuesday, April 27, 2021

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A new project to gauge the impact graduates have on practice in early years settings has been launched.

Concerns student loan changes could reduce number of low-income students attending university

Friday, March 4, 2022

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There are fears changes to the terms of student loans could impact on the number of students from low-income families going to university to study subjects including degrees in early childhood.

Why Early Years Teacher standards fail the youngest children

Monday, July 22, 2013

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The Early Years Teacher standards have a vital role in shaping the nature of the work that early years teachers will undertake and the training towards meeting those standards.

EYE and Nursery World guide to graduate career pathways

Wednesday, February 7, 2024

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Wondering what a degree in Early Childhood Studies could do for your career?

Nursery Management: Early Childhood Studies Degrees Network - Paper round

Monday, September 17, 2018

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Jackie Musgrave explains how using the Early Childhood Studies Degrees Network to submit papers can enhance students’ professional development

Early Years Teachers: Part 1 - Rocks to Reception

Monday, April 6, 2015

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In the first of a six-part series on Early Years Teacher training options, Charlotte Goddard tracks the progress of a former geologist on the graduate entry pathway.

Diary of an Early Childhood Studies Student: Second year

Wednesday, December 19, 2018

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Now in her second year, Kezia Thurgood-Parkes, a ECS student at Sheffield Hallam, talks about her coursework and placement this term.

University's Early Years Teacher course first to receive Ofsted outstanding

Wednesday, March 28, 2018

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Sheffield Hallam University’s (SHU) early years initial teacher training (EYITT) programme is the first in the country to be rated outstanding by Ofsted.

Early Years Teachers 'doing more work for same pay'

Friday, April 27, 2018

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Most early years teachers don’t receive graduate-level pay, unlike the majority of those with Qualified Teacher Status, a survey has found.

Recruitment: Part 4 - Higher purpose

Monday, August 20, 2018

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Funding has been cut and the Government has scrapped plans to boost graduate employment, so how can you attract higher-qualified staff, asks Charlotte Goddard

Childminders can find a way to EYTS

Monday, June 2, 2014

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Early years initial teacher training requires experience of Key Stage 1, but this should not stop childminders from taking Early Years Teacher courses.

Diary of a trainee Early Years Teacher

Friday, April 1, 2016

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Part 6: Trainee EYT Emma Davis wins some at school but loses to the online gremlins

Early Years Teacher Status Diary - Setting out action plans

Monday, December 9, 2013

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Students are gearing up for work placements and development reviews. And in the midst of the festive season they are also focusing on the wider rights of the child, through organisations such as Children in Crisis, says Nikki Fairchild

Diary of a trainee Early Years Teacher

Monday, November 9, 2015

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Part 2: Trainee EYT Emma Davis considers finding evidence for teachers' standards as she comes to the end of her first term at university

Diary of a trainee Early Years Teacher